| 20 Over 40 Contributor(s): Galef, David (Editor), Weinhouse, Beth (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1578069033 ISBN-13: 9781578069033 Publisher: University Press of Mississippi OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: An anthology of short stories about the perils and tensions of middle age; includes a broad spectrum of contributors from well-established to up-and-coming authors |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006002214 |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 5.94" W x 7.94" (1.21 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As anyone over forty can attest, the middle of life can be complex. It means assuming authority over both the younger generation and the older set: kids and aging parents. Still, midlife fiction has gotten short shrift, if it's gotten any shrift at all. For those who like a good story but are tired of youthful fiction, 20 over 40 offers welcome relief: a short story anthology by authors over age forty about subjects that have a lot to do with that too-often-ignored time of life. Whether the plot concerns tending to children, taking care of older parents, pursuing a love affair, facing one's own age, or just nursing a midlife crisis, these stories speak to the complexities of real life. These writers are no longer novices, yet they're not jaded or cynical. They know their craft. |
Contributor Bio(s): Weinhouse, Beth: - Beth Weinhouse is the current editor-in-chief for Conceive magazine and has worked as a freelance writer and/or editor for Child, Remedy, Redbook, Self, and Ladies Home Journal.Galef, David: - David Galef is a professor of English and director of the Yoknapatawpha Summer Writers' Workshop at the University of Mississippi. His previous publications include a short story collection (Laugh Track) and two novels (Flesh and Turning Japanese). |